The Small Catechism – part 56
Lessons in the Lutheran Confessions
Scripture Text: Colossians 3:20
Series: Lessons in the Lutheran Confessions
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From the Confessions: The Small Catechism, The Fourth Commandment
Honor your father and your mother, (that your days may be long in the land which the Lord your God is giving you).
What does this mean?
Answer: We should fear and love God so that we do not show contempt for our parents and others in authority, nor provoke them to anger, but respect, obey, serve, love, and honor them.
Pulling It Together
Even Jesus honored his parents with submissive behavior (Luke 2:51). This pleased his mother, and it pleases the Father when we follow the Lord’s example by being obedient to our parents. Parents are second to God alone as authorities and examples for their children. So, children are to submit to their fathers and mothers in all matters unless it goes against God’s word (Acts 5:29).
Prayer: Lord, help me trust in you through those you have placed in authority over me. Amen.
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Rev. Dr. Mark E. Ryman has served as Pastor for St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Salisbury, NC, since 2021. Previously, Pastor Ryman served congregations in North Carolina and Ohio, as well as a call to specialized ministry with Sola Publishing.
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